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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

It's a tough economy out there. We all know that by now. But it's obvious to note that baseball is completely different than the real world. I thought it would be fun to make a roster comprised solely of terrible contract extensions.

First off, lemme explain how I classified an "extension" for this list. A extension could mean a number of different things:

1. Player was traded to new team and then signed a new contract with the club(i.e Miguel Cabrera)

2. Player was under contract with a team, but signed a new, long term deal

3. Player signed a new contract with same club BEFORE he filed for free agency(i.e Alex Rodriguez's 10 year/$275 contract is not an extension on this list...and neither is Luis Castillo's 4 year/$26 million dollar contract...both guys filed for free agnecy before they signed with their old team)

Please keep in mind that I am only dealing with contracts that are currently active, meaning that extensions that have expired (like Mark Mulder), are not eligible.

So there you have it. Maybe these extensions looked good at the time, but for whatever reason, these deals look excessive, and somewhat stupid, now.

21 comments:

But seriously... maybe there are so few second-basemen because there are just so few stars or near-stars at the position. There are guys like Utley and Roberts who are genuinely good at the position and are worth their contracts (though Roberts' contract might show up on this list in a couple of years). but other than those guys, 2B seems to be a pretty nondescript bunch, doesn't it? and a guy generally has to have one or two good or near-good years to earn questionable contract extension in the first place, and maybe there just aren't too many second-basemen who even fit that description.

Iar,Good catch. Moving Bill Hall over to 2B definitly played with my head a bit there.

As for your theory, that makes lots of sense. Well put and very thought out. It'll be interesting to see what future extensions bring for second basemen as the class we have now is one of the best in recent memory (pedroia, kinsler..etc). However, those extensions are years down the road, which is a shame for the purpose of this roster.

If Freddy Sanchez makes 625 PA or 600 and is an all-star, it triggers a 8 million dollar option. Freddy is a great hitter and defender when healthy, but 8 million is too much for him. Especially for the Pirates

"(i.e Alex Rodriguez's 10 year/$275 contract is not an extension on this list...and neither is Luis Castillo's 4 year/$26 million dollar contract...both guys filed for free agnecy before they signed with their old team)"

When you see how the Cardinals filled 2nd with an outfielder and scrub minor leaguers, I thinkk that shows that unless you are an elite guy, you won't get an extension at second. Also, didn't Pedroia already get one?

Pedroia did already get a extension, but I imagine that his next one (assuming he keeps up these numbers) will be bigger.

And the major difference I see with Lee and Helton is that Heltons deal has completely strapped the Rockies and prevented them from re signing Matt Holliday. Helton is in obvious decline (especailly his power) and has been for years.

Lee and Helton are pretty similar players at this stage in their careers. The major difference is that Helton is owed more than $51 mil over the ext 3 years, while Lee is owed only $26 million over the next two.

are you serious?!do you not watch baseball at all?phillips is one of the top 2nd basemen in all of baseball.as a matter of fact i can think of only 2 2nd basemen who bat 3rd on their respective teams.one of course being chase utley,the other being phillips

There has been a drought at second base, especially considering the bonanza of young SS and 3B recently. But as you mention, the tide is turning, with Utley, Pedroia, Kinsler, Roberts, Uggla, Phillips, Cano, Polanco, Aaron Hill and Kelly Johnson.

I also think that extensions that go into effect 2-3 years in the future (Carpenter, Hafner) should be ranked even worse.

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